Is Odella a boy or girl name?

Odella is a girl’s name. Of the 828 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Odella

Recorded 1897–2025 · United States

Odella was most popular in 1919, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,372 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 828 people named Odella.

Odella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Odella’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Odella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Odella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 828 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org